Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: Call to partially reopen primary schools in JuneNational Parents’ Council Primary urges review, but Harris rules out sixth-class returnWed May 20 2020 - 17:31
Parents should agree safety contracts prior to reopening schools, say principalsPupils may end up having to attend school on certain days of the weekTue May 19 2020 - 18:55
Teachers must declare conflicts of interest when grading Leaving Cert studentsDeputy principal may be asked to mark student if a teacher is grading their childTue May 19 2020 - 18:11
Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert gradesOfficial guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this weekMon May 18 2020 - 02:55
Students leave school to virtual graduations and a rapping chaplainCanon Peter Campion’s rap for Leaving Cert students at King’s Hospital proves online hitSun May 17 2020 - 18:48
Are schools ready for predicted grades? Some have used them for yearsData firm says results can be calculated within a single grade with 96% accuracySun May 17 2020 - 18:15
Parents call for primary schools to be reopened as soon as possibleCalls prompted in part by reopening of schools in number of European countriesFri May 15 2020 - 17:30
Is it safe to reopen schools? Other European countries are finding outHow our neighbours manage the return of pupils is being watched closely in IrelandThu May 14 2020 - 17:03
Primary schools likely to reopen on phased basis with smaller classesSchool managers, teachers’ warn nothing will be the same due to public health rulesThu May 14 2020 - 15:18
Staggered starts, temperature checks, face masks: the Leaving Cert that never wasState Examinations Commission document shows scale of challenge staging examsWed May 13 2020 - 18:45
No plans to reopen schools before SeptemberVaradkar said ‘among the safest things’ the State can do in coming months is to reopen schoolsWed May 13 2020 - 18:43
Minister for Education, Labour spokesman come to verbal blows over ‘school profiling’Joe Mc Hugh insists schools will award grades, not Department of EducationWed May 13 2020 - 18:08
Leaving Cert students banned from contacting teachers as school endsAttempts to influence teachers likely to be formally recorded at school levelTue May 12 2020 - 15:30
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on gradesGovernment concerned over exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college placesSat May 09 2020 - 15:00
Government fears lawsuits over ‘calculated grades’ as Leaving Cert postponedMinister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new planSat May 09 2020 - 01:07
A fortnight ago McHugh said predicted grades were ‘biased’. What changed?Plans to hold exams crumbled under the weight of health advice and mounting public pressureFri May 08 2020 - 19:33
Leaving Cert postponed with students to be offered option of calculated gradesDecision will be relief to students and parents after weeks of uncertaintyFri May 08 2020 - 16:09
Q&A: Am I better off opting for exams or predicted grades?Students will have the option of taking calculated grades and sitting examsFri May 08 2020 - 15:11
Leaving Cert to be cancelled: But will 'Plan B' be fair to students?Most candidates want it – but some may change their mind if they miss out on pointsThu May 07 2020 - 21:06
Leaving Cert cancelled: Students who want written exam will have to waitSchools to play key role in determining what grades students will receiveThu May 07 2020 - 20:25
Leaving Cert ‘Plan B’ could see grades based on class rankingsTeachers’ unions are examining proposed alternative to summer examsThu May 07 2020 - 18:32
Teachers voice concerns about health implications if Leaving Cert goes aheadUnion agreement will be crucial in facilitating options such as expected gradesThu May 07 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Survey shows just 15% of Leaving Cert students want exams to go aheadSurvey of 24,000 sixth years says 79% want exams to be replaced with predicted gradesWed May 06 2020 - 16:13
Boarding schools highlight social-distancing challenges for Leaving CertOverseas students fear they will not be able to return to Ireland to sit exams in AugustWed May 06 2020 - 02:06
Uncertainty faces 2,000 Leaving Cert students seeking college places abroadExam delay means results could come too late for some to start college in UK or EUWed May 06 2020 - 01:00
Leaving Cert contingency plans being examined, department saysEducation sources say option of awarding grades in absence of exams being discussedTue May 05 2020 - 19:06
‘Plan B’ for Leaving Cert exams under active considerationOfficials looking at how to award grades if summer exams do not happenMon May 04 2020 - 03:00
Universities eye more Irish students to replace overseas lossesFall in foreign student numbers could result in drop in CAO points for number of coursesSun May 03 2020 - 18:09
Surge in applications for student grants10,000 Susi applications within a day of opening for grants in 2020/21 academic yearSun May 03 2020 - 16:17
‘Cancel the Leaving Cert’ - Fianna Fáil says uncertainty causing stressParty education spokesman Thomas Byrne says ‘fair alternatives’ need to be examinedSat May 02 2020 - 12:10
Q&A: Will Leaving Cert go ahead following decision to keep schools closed until September?Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that schools will remain closed until autumnFri May 01 2020 - 21:00
Trinity’s front lawns set to be wild-flower meadowPublic overwhelmingly supports bee-friendly proposal in an online voteFri May 01 2020 - 06:00
Giving homework passes to Catholic children ruled as discriminationWRC ruling likely to have significant implications for many Catholic primary schoolsFri May 01 2020 - 02:04
Parents ‘delighted’ with religious ceremonies rulingAtheist Ireland says WRC finding ‘important win for right to freedom of belief’Fri May 01 2020 - 01:00
University students face delays starting new academic yearLectures set to take place on online with face-to-face tutorials and practicalsThu Apr 30 2020 - 15:14
Learners flock to colleges to help combat Covid-19 threatFurther education colleges and universities provide free online and upskilling coursesThu Apr 30 2020 - 01:00
Schools to decide whether to hold Junior Cycle assessments in MayStudents to receive State certificate to mark their completion of three years of schoolWed Apr 29 2020 - 15:43
University lecturers warn of ‘enrolment chaos’ in autumnFederation says staff left in ‘limbo’ over plans for next academic yearWed Apr 29 2020 - 11:03
Thousands of Junior Cycle exams scripts unlikely to be usedSchools set to conduct their own assessments for students in May under revised plansWed Apr 29 2020 - 02:48
Covid-19: Quarantined Leaving Cert students could sit exams in isolationDepartment says some students may be unable to attend exam halls on health groundsTue Apr 28 2020 - 13:38
Face masks and social distancing proposed for Leaving Cert examsIreland can learn from arrangements in other countries, says Prof Sam McConkeyMon Apr 27 2020 - 02:08
Teachers’ union distances itself from branch seeking cancellation of Leaving CertTUI Dublin branch says there are mounting health and safety concerns for studentsSun Apr 26 2020 - 18:36
Junior cycle exams in September set to be replaced with school assessments in MayMove follows growing concern over impact of delaying exams for 60,000 studentsSat Apr 25 2020 - 00:01
School closures result in sharp drop in demand for mental health supportCurrent circumstances still ‘incredibly mentally unhealthy’ for many childrenFri Apr 24 2020 - 15:46
Leaving Cert to begin on July 29th, Minister for Education tells DáilSome 4,000 students could miss out on college places in UK due to delayed examsThu Apr 23 2020 - 21:16
Most parents opposed to postponement of Leaving Cert exams - surveyHpat admissions test results deferred until after Leaving Certificate exams are completeWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:18
State exams Q&A: What is happening with the Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle?Leaving Cert likely begin in late July and could run until early SeptemberWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:15
Minister urges schools to hold off cancelling Junior Cycle examsKilkenny secondary school is the latest to replace Junior Cycle with its own examsWed Apr 22 2020 - 17:19
Irish universities perform strongly in global social impact rankingRCSI world number one under health and wellbeing category in Times rankingsWed Apr 22 2020 - 14:22
